Bearing mounting



June 9,v 1936. vS, M ANDERSQN 2,043,725

BEARING MOUNTING ,Filed Sept. '7, 1934 Paten ted June 9,' 1936 name MouN'rmG Samuel M. Anderson, Sharon, Mass., assig'nor to B. F. Sturtevant Company, Inc., Boston, Mass.

Applicationfseptember '1, 1,984, serial No. '148,049 z claims. (01. sos-zo) This invention relates to vibration-absorbing mountings for bearinga, and' relates more particularly to a vibration-absorbing mounting for use with the ball bearings of blowers, motors, and other equipment used in ai'r conditioning systems.

In air conditioning apparatus, and particularly in the air conditioning apparatus installed in railway passenger cars, it is highly desirable that the apparatusoperate asquietly as possible. In the ordinary air conditioning installation in a railway passenger car, the noises from the air con-- Not only is ditioning equipment are excessive. I there a pronounced noise due to the .air movement, but due to the fact that the air conditioning equipment is usually made of sheet metaL-any vibrations which originate in the rotary equipment, such for example a fans, driving motors, etc., are transmitted as noise to the passenger space, creating unpleasant sensations. In the or`- dinary railway passenger car, longitudinal dis-" tribution ducts are usually used, and these ducts are spaced a relatively short distance above the heads of the passengers with the result that any noise carried by the ducts lis received substantially undiminished by the ears of the passengers'. While in the past it has been proposed to support motor and fan housings, etc., upon rubber or spring suspensions in order to absorb soundprodticing vibrations and thus to eliminate noise, such-mountings have not been satisfactory for supporting apparatus in the air conditioning systems of railway passenger cars. To take a typical example, a blower which is used for 'moving the air through an air conditioning unit and for discharging it into the passenger space is rotated at relatively high speed. Such blowers are mounted on ball bearings to insure economy and reliabilit of operation. The ball bearings, themselves, produce a pronounced noise, which, although not loud, is undesirable. Cushioning the bases of the blowers and motors having ball bearings, on lthe ordinary type rubber damping mounting, has not proved atall satisfactory. For example, in the ordinary fan or blower, the .vibrations originating in the ball bearings are transmitted to the metal casing of the fan or blower, setting same into vibration.

According to a feature of this` invention, a bearing is isolated; by a resilient vibration-absorbing mounting, from the mounting of the apparatus in. which .the bearing is used. The vibration-producing noises arethus absorbed adjacent their point of Origin before they have the opportunity' of setting up vibrations elsewhere.

According to another feature of this invention,

a unique form of bearing mounting is provided in which the bearing is suspendedby a resilient material, such as rubber, which is placed both under tension and shear.

According to another feature of this invention, the journal of the bearing is spaced from a base and is resiliently supported ther'eto; the journal of the bearing having a plurality of members extending towards the base; thebase having a plurality of cooperating members extending towards the journal, with rubber or other suitable material' attached to and attaching the respective pairs .of members together.

An object of the invention is to provide a bearing support which does not transmit the noises generated in the bearin'g.

Another object of 'the invention is to provide a vibration-absorbing mounting forv suspending' a i bearing.

Other objectsv of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken together with the drawing.

The invention will now be described with reference to the drawing, of which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of one embodiment 'of the invention showing a portion of a bearing support in section and a resilient mounting for the bearins;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the resilient members shown by Fig. v1;v

F g. 3 is' a side view of another Way in which resi ent vibration-absorbing members, according' to this invention, may be attaohed; i

Fig. 4 is a vector diagram showing the couple of forces acting upon' diiferential elements of the bearingmountingsof Figs. 1 and 3.

The bearing assembly shown by Fig. 1, comprises the bearing journal indicated generally by the numeral 5, which hasgthe journal base 6, which is cla'mped to the upper outer ball race 'I and the lower ball race 8, between which the inner ball races 9 are contained in the usual manner. The journal base 6 has at one end (at the right-hand side of the drawing looking at Flg. 1) the angle plate IO, which is bolted by the bolt ll to 'the journal base 6, and which has the angle portion |2 extending downwardly and outwardly` towards the' main base |3. Bblted to the base |3 by means of the bolt ll is the angle member 15, which corresponds to the angle member IO, above mentioned. j This angle member IS has an angle portion IG extending upwardly towards the journal 5 of the bearing' andpreferably parallel yto the 'angle portion |2 of the angle plate Jil.

' The joumal base G has at its other end another angle plate assembly exactl similar to that described above, and corresponding parts have been given the same reference numerals as those just described above.

- A resilient member 20 of rubber, or other suitable resilient material, separates the angle portions |2 and E5 from each other, and at the same v time supports the angle portion IZ from the angle portion IG. Each member 20 contains two inner openings ma through which bolts i8 extend to clamp the member 20 to the angle portionl, and two outer openings l'la through which the bolts ll extend to clamp the member 20 to the angle portion i2. The section through the member 20 shown at the left hand side (facing the drawing) of the journal base 5 in Fig. 1, is taken. along the line i-i of Fig. 2, and the section through the member shown at the right hand side of the journal base 6 in Fig. 1, is taken along the line i'- of Fig. 2. The upper portion of the openings Ila. 'are cut out to form the enlargedvopenings 22, into which the screw heads of the screws i'l extend, and the lower portions of the openings ida are cut out to provide the enlarged openings 2|, into which the screw heads of screws E8 extend. The angle portions I 2 are provided with the openings 2 ia, through which the bolts IB are inserted, and the angle portions iii are provided with the openings 22a through which the bolts l'l are inserted. o

The surfaces of the rubber members 20, which are in contact with the angle portions E2 and IB,

` are preferably roughened to provide considerable frictional contact. This assists in counteracting the shear component of the forces acting upon the mountings, while the bolts, i'l and |8, the axes of which are parallel to the tension component. counteract same;

Referring now to Fig. 3, another embodiment of the invention will be described. In this embodiment of the invention, the resilient members, which in this case may be rubber, are preferably vulcanized. In this embodiment, the resilient members 20a and fld respectively are vulcanized directly to the angle portions i2c and i2d attached to the journal base 60, and are also vulcanized to the angle portions' lBc and id, attached to the base i3c.

It is to be noted that with the arrangements illustrated ly Figs. 1 and 3, the resilient mountings are placed under both tension and shear.

The upper portion of one 'of the resilient mountings 20, and 20a is placed under tension, depend-` ing upon the directio'n *of` rotation of the shaft within the bearing, and the other upper portion isplaced under shear, At the same time, the lower portion of the mounting, the upper portion of which is placed in tension,-has its lower por.- ,tion placed under shear, and the lower portion of the mounting, which has its upper portion placed under shear, ,is itself placed in tension.

Fig. 4 illustrates. the' couples of forces acting uponidifi'erential elementsfllld of the two oppositely placed mounting members 20. The forces acting upon the mountings are resolved into tension and shear components, the shear vectors being parallel to the` face ofl each portion while the tension vectors are at right angles thereto. The couples are seen to be equal and opposite,

ao'iave and they balance the torque of the rotating shaft -car equipped with the apparatus using the invention. Another advantage is that the mountings have long life, may be easily replaced, and are easily available for inspection.

Whereas several embodiments of the invention have been described for the purpose of illustration, it should be understood that the invention should not be limited to the details described, since many modications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

' 1. A bearing assembly comprising a base, a bearing, a horizonta1 plate attached to the journal of said bearing, a rst pair of spaced plates having downwardly extending portions, one atattached to said horizonta1 plate on each side of the journal of said bearing, a second pair of plates having upwardly extending portions spaced a greater distance apart than the plates of said first pair, and resilient members in contact with the outer faces of the downwardly extending portions of the plates of said first pair and with the inner faces ofthecorresponding upwardly extending portions of the plates of said second pair, said downwardly and upwardly extending portions of said plates and said members being so arranged that said members are placed under tension and shear, said members contacting with substantial areas of said faces of said portions of said plates whereby substantial resistance to shear is provided.

2. A bearing assembly comprising a bearing, a journal for said bearing, a horizonta1 plate attached to said journal, a horizonta1 base, a first pair of spaced plates having downwardly and outwardly extending portions, attached to said horizonta1 plate, one on each side of said journal, a second pair of spaced plates attached to said base and having upwardly and inwardly extending portions, each extending parallel to and being spaced a smal1 distance from and outside of a corresponding downwardly extending portion of a plate of said first pair, and resilient members said portions of said plates whereby substantial resistance to shear is provided.

SAMUEL M. ANDERSON.

contacting with substantial areas of said faces of 

